A fierce wife enters the house: She helps up a house full of spineless people.

Wang Jinzhu looked at Chen Yuxiang with eyes as cold as an ice cave in the dead of winter.

Chen Yuxiang felt extremely uncomfortable under that gaze. Forcing herself to maintain her mother-in-law's composure, she raised her voice, "You child, I'm talking to you, don't you hear me? I'm your mother-in-law, would I ever harm you?"

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Wang Jinzhu slammed her palm onto the solid wood table.

The sound wasn't loud, but it felt like a heavy hammer blow to everyone's hearts. The bowls and plates on the table all shook.

Old Chen was so frightened that he trembled.

Wang Jinzhu stood up, looking down at Chen Yuxiang with a cold smile.

"Your Chenjia Village? Our Wangjia Village?"

She repeated Chen Yuxiang's words slowly and deliberately, her tone full of sarcasm.

"Grandma, are you getting old and your memory isn't what it used to be?" Wang Jinzhu pointed to the blue brick floor under her feet and then to the roof tiles above her head. "This chair you're sitting in now, this bowl of braised pork you're eating, this big tile-roofed house you're living in, and that workshop in the front yard."

"The bricks and tiles for building the house, the money for buying the land—all of it was paid for by me, Wang Jinzhu!"

"This house belongs to the Wang family! This workshop also belongs to the Wang family!"

Wang Jinzhu's voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.

"I use my own money to run my own workshop. Who do I hire to do the work? What's wrong with the people of Chenjia Village? They don't work, yet I have to treat them like royalty?"

The color drained from Chen Yuxiang's face, her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Wang Jinzhu had no intention of letting her off so easily. Since someone wanted to set the rules, she would make them clear today.

"Since Mother-in-law distinguishes between Chenjia Village and Wangjia Village so clearly, then let's follow the rules." Wang Jinzhu's gaze swept over everyone at the table. "This house belongs to the Wang family, and the workshop belongs to the Wang family. If you people from Chenjia Village think I'm acting unfairly, then don't stay in the Wang family's house, and don't eat the Wang family's food!"

"Tonight, everyone from Chenjia Village, move back to your old Chenjia houses!"

Old Man Chen was stunned, Chen Shi was dumbfounded, and Chen Yuxiang was now frightened.

Even Chen Tianfang was stunned. He was also from Chenjia Village; was his wife going to kick him out too?

In the midst of this suffocating atmosphere, a sharp "rip" was heard as the chair dragged across the floor.

Chen Tianwei, holding her rice bowl, sprang up from her seat with lightning speed, dashed to Wang Jinzhu's side, and stood close to her. "Little sister! I'm a member of the Wang family!"

They don't call her "sister-in-law" anymore; they're calling her that like Wang Xiaobao.

Chen Tianfang's eye twitched violently. Had she taken advantage of the situation?

Wang Jinzhu, who was originally furious, almost lost her composure after Chen Tianwei's shout. She suppressed a laugh, glanced down at the clever boy, and her expression softened slightly.

"Okay." Wang Jinzhu nodded, reached out and patted Chen Tianwei's head, then turned her gaze to Chen Xinghua, who was sitting in the corner trembling. "Go and call Xinghua and Cao'er over. Tonight, they'll share a room with you."

Chen Tianwei felt as if he had been granted a pardon and nodded repeatedly, "Okay! I'll go right away!"

After arranging things for Chen Tianwei, Wang Jinzhu looked at her stunned in-laws and old man Chen again, her tone returning to its icy coldness.

"As for the other people from Chenjia Village, it's dark and the roads are difficult to travel, so hurry up and pack your things and go back to your old Chenjia houses."

After saying that, Wang Jinzhu turned and walked towards the backyard, leaving a group of people at the table looking at each other in bewilderment.

Old Chen was trembling with rage. Pointing at Chen Yuxiang's nose, he cursed, "You idiot! Look at the mess you've made! I'll make Shizi divorce you tomorrow!"

Chen Shi covered his face, not wanting to even look at Chen Yuxiang.

Chen Tianfang remained seated, watching his wife's departing figure, then glanced at the messy dining table, and silently put down his chopsticks. He stood up and walked over to Chen Shi.

"Father, Mother, you eat first. I'll go pack your things."

After Chen Tianfang helped his parents pack their things, he came out and found a bundle on a chair in the main room. It looked a bit like his!

Chen Tianfang stared in disbelief at the bundle, "You packed my things too?"

"Yes." Wang Jinzhu nodded. "You're from Chenjia Village too. Take your things and go back to the old house."

Chen Tianfang sighed and said nothing more. He picked up his parents' bundles with one hand, grabbed his own gray cloth bundle with the other, turned around, and strode out the door.

He knew that saying anything more now would be useless; Jinzhu would definitely not give in.

In the courtyard, Chen Shi and Chen Yuxiang were already waiting at the door. Old Man Chen stood to the side with his hands behind his back and a cold face.

Chen Tianrun huddled in the shadows by the door, watching Chen Tianwei pull Chen Xinghua inside. His eyes were filled with envy. Why wasn't he a member of the Wang family? Now, he could only go back to that dilapidated old house with his parents.

"Let's go." Chen Tianfang handed the bundle to Chen Shi and walked in front.

The family of five, under the cover of night, slunk out of the gate of their new house.

Inside the new house.

Chen Tianwei led Chen Xinghua and Cao'er into the west wing.

The room was spacious and bright, with a smooth blue brick floor and snow-white lime walls. There was none of the musty smell that lingered in the air like in old houses. Two large wooden-framed beds were placed side by side, covered with brand-new fine cotton quilts.

Chen Xinghua, holding Cao'er's hand, stood at the door, nervously rubbing her hands, not daring to step inside.

"What are you standing there for? Come on in!" Chen Tianwei took off her shoes and pounced on the bed. "This bed is so soft! The cotton stuffing your sister-in-law bought is really thick!"

Chen Xinghua and Cao'er carefully took off their straw sandals and stepped barefoot onto the blue bricks. The ground was a little cool, but felt very solid.

She turned to look at the window again. The window frame was covered with translucent paper, blocking out the night wind.

Chen Xinghua walked to another bed and sat down, her hand stroking the soft bedding.

In her lifetime, she actually lived in a large brick house with tiled roof. This was a life she never dared to dream of before.

But she knew in her heart that the house belonged to Wang Jinzhu. She was able to move in today because Wang Jinzhu was kind-hearted.

Chen Xinghua clenched her fists secretly.

She needs to work hard in the workshop and earn more money. Once she's saved enough, she wants to buy a piece of land and build two houses of her own. Even if they're just mud-brick houses, as long as they're hers, it's a bit embarrassing to be in this situation today.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking.

The news that Wang Jinzhu had rushed the eldest son of the Chen family back to his old house overnight spread throughout the entire Chen family village among those who went to work early in the morning.